5:15 to 8:40p

5:15-5:30p: Stretched. Did some push-ups and gi pull ups too. Just enough to raise the body temp. Showed Mike (Purple) and Aaron (Blue) a few warm-up drills we did at UNIJJ.

5:30-5:50p: Warm-up / drills. Mike led. After jogging we played a game. Like soccer from crab position. Butt hits the floor, 10 push-ups. Not easy. Hit the floor a few times. Did 30 regular push-ups. Rough. Then we did more push-ups. 20ea wide, normal, and diamond. Well...everyone else did 60. Finished about 45 from the knees. When will I be strong enough to do real push-ups? (But then again...when do we do push-ups in jiu jitsu so who cares, right?) Showed the class one of the UNIJJ drills - shrimp, get stuck, step out, bridge onto shoulder, swing leg under to elevator, then fall back to guard recovery and repeat from other side.

5:50-6p: Sweep / pass the guard. Got swept by Alex (Purple) and Dimitri (4-stripe Purple) twice. Tried to play a slow game, but they came on hard. Dimitri started in open guard both times. Once I had a shot to implement a Saulo-inspired pass, but I slipped and slammed my left knee on the mat. Hurts like crazy. But it's only a bruise. Not a ligament issue. Dimitri had too many rounds on the bottom so he let me take the mat. Aaron (Blue Belt) came into my guard. He broke and proceeded to pass without too much trouble, but I managed to recover half-guard before he could secure the position. Got stuck in deep half. He eventually passed.

6-6:30p: Technique. Side control escapes from two different positions. Review. Learned a few sweeps from side control, including one that ends in an arm triangle. All of them felt a bit awkward.

6:30-7p: Rolls. Probably 6 minute rounds. Got Big Steve (White Belt), Matt (White Belt), and Woody (Blue Belt). Not much to write about. Got stuck in deep half with Big Steve almost the entire roll. He eventually passed to side control, but I recovered half. Need to study up on half guard sweeps and escapes. Attempted an arm triangle from top half. Got something wrong. Started burning too much energy so I let it go. Also had a couple nice sweeps tonight, including one against Woody at the beginning of our roll (didn't end well though as he reversed almost immediately).

7-8:30p: Kickboxing. Avoided kicks that required pivots. Jumping rope kicked my butt. I'm not very coordinated. Spent last 15 minutes on bag drills. Cardio and sweat. Lots of sweat.

8:30-8:40p: Stretched.